funkpill said:

It's OK.

This was a hot jam in the summer of '81 It's my favorite Billy Ocean song.It's much funkier than crap like "Get Outta My Dreams,Get Into My Car"

I had to get that dman Jane Fonda workout tape to get this song back then lol

Best song of his career.

vainandy said:

Took the words right out of my mouth, Andy....

Dang never heard this cut from him before, thanks Timmy. You sure are always turning me on to something I don't already know. My favs from him are "Carribean Queen" and "Love Zone", but this song here is funky too!

missfee said:

You're very welcome.

I love this cut.

Everytime i hear this song, i cant help but seeing a club scene from Miami Vice (the tv show, not that shit movie) and seeing Phillip Michael Thomas doing some bad dancing

vainandy said:

SoulAlive said:

I kind of like those cheesy songs (more so the ballads...the attempts at upbeat pop where dull) but it is insane that his greatest hits set ignores this song and the stuff before "Caribbean Queen").

VinnyM27 said:

It is insane. His pre-"Caribbean Queen" stuff is as important...

Alot of people assume his career started in 1984 with "Carribean Queen" In fact,he had a hit single in 1976 called "Love Really Hurts Without You"

Timmy84 said:

My fave cut from him,the funkiest he ever got to me.

Good LORD, Timmy!

I swear we must have the exact same taste in music.

This is THE JAM right here.

Giovanni777 said:

SoulAlive said:

I found a budget collection of his that has that song, but not "Nights" or other notable tracks. Yeah, I was definitely one of those people that thought that for years although "Love..." did sound familiar to me (I guess I didn't know it was him). There is a collection of his "Nights" era stuff out there pretty cheap. I'll put it on my ever growing list.

Timmy84 said:

The "Greatest Hits" set from 1989 only covers his Jive career, so it makes sense (especially in 1989...now labels wised up and work together for hits sets when the artist has been on multiple labels).

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Nights is my favorite Billy Ocean track, along with it's 1982 cousin, "Calypso Funkin"...







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What happen to him?

babybugz said:

He is still around....singing and touring. He released an album, last year.

SoulAlive said:

uPtoWnNY said:

I'm tempted to do another 'Summer of 81' thread,spotlighting all the amazing jams that were out during that period

This is a good jam, but the best song of his career is "Suddenly".

shorttrini said:

Same here. Good stuff followed, but nothing as good as this.

SoulAlive said:

I still have most of those on vinyl.